Shades of Optimism by Himring

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"For Maedhros and his brothers, being constrained by their oath, had before sent to Thingol and reminded him with haughty words of their claim..."

Fanwork Information

Summary:

The Sons of Feanor ask Thingol to hand over the Silmaril. Maedhros and Maglor discuss the wording of the letter.

B2MEM 2011, March  28: There was no avoiding it; the letter had to be composed...

Language could be considered mildly expletive by some.

Major Characters: Maedhros, Sons of Fëanor

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Genre: General

Challenges: B2MeM 2011

Rating: Teens

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This fanwork belongs to the series

Doom, Gloom and Maedhros
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 171
Posted on 7 April 2011 Updated on 7 April 2011

This fanwork is complete.

Chapter 1

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The jewel was crafted by Feanor, he retained it in his possession and he did not relinquish it except through robbery and murder. Surely one of your nobility and stature would not stoop to profit even indirectly from the slaying of your friend Finwe by Morgoth?

‘You think that this appeal to his pride will work?’

‘Well, he hates anything associated with our father so much that he has banned even the language that he, besides many others, happened to speak. Besides, it is common knowledge that he never wanted the Silmaril in the first place. What he really wanted was Luthien securely confined and Beren conveniently dead—and rather unfortunately, our brothers tried to arrange just that...  So, on consideration, I think that we have about as much chance of obtaining the jewel from Thingol as a snowflake on a Balrog’s backside. I wager my letter will go down in Sindarin history as the most impudent demand ever made of the King of Doriath. But, you know, it had to be written.’

Chapter End Notes

 

Okay, I admit I'm probably guilty of special pleading here (or slightly uncanonical). Also, I guess it's  blindingly obvious, but this is not intended as a balanced and judicious account of the aims of Celegorm and Curufin (not even by Maedhros, that is).

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I wager my letter will go down in Sindarin history as the most impudent demand ever made of the King of Doriath

::lol:: Everything they said was doomed to fail but hey, they had to try, right? It reminds me of that quote: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted and then used against you.